Pedaya

Pedaya פְּדָיָה‎
Pedaya
Coordinates: 31°51′27″N 34°53′1.31″E
Country	Israel
District	Central
Council	Gezer
Affiliation	Moshavim Movement
Founded	1951
Founded by	Iraqi immigrants
Population  (2022)[1]	830

Pedaya (Hebrew: פְּדָיָה) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Shephelah near Mazkeret Batya, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gezer Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 830.[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1951 immigrants from Iraq. Its name is taken from 2 Kings 23:36:

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebudah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.[2]

References

1. "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. 2 Kings Chapter 23 Mechon Mamre